Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia.
In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963.
McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits.
The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc.
Revised April, 2010
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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Photo collage with heads of men on owl bodies. The owls sit on branches of a tree. This may be a fanciful depiction of the fraternity of Lambda Iota at the University of Vermont, which claimed the owl as its mascot. The photo may date from 1935, but the collage itself could be older, if one considers hair styles and certain facial hair arrangements.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of the Sisters of Alpha Chi Omega sorority (residence: 384 Main St., Burlington, Vt.). Some of the middle-aged adults may be faculty advisers. (See also mcalB15F14i06.)
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of the Sisters of Alpha Chi Omega sorority (residence: 384 Main St., Burlington, Vt.). Some of the middle-aged adults may be faculty advisers. (See also mcalB15F14i06.)
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948; 1947-1948
Ca. 1947 photo of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. (compare with mcalB19F31i04).
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948; 1947-1948
Ca. 1947 photo of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. (compare with mcalB19F31i04).
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Acacia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Brothers of Acacia, with a house at 404 College St. This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 124. Photo #10.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with house at 21 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. Dated 1951. Photo #26.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with house at 21 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as mcalB19F24i01.) Dated 1951. Photo #23.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with house at 21 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as mcalB19F24i01.) Dated 1951. Photo #23.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with house at 21 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. Dated 1953. Photo #9.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with house at 21 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as mcalB19F24i04.) Dated 1953. Photo #8.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Delta Psi
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Delta Psi fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. Dated 1951. Photo #16.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Delta Psi
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Delta Psi fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F25i01.) Dated 1951. Photo #17.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Delta Psi
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Delta Psi fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F25i01.) Dated 1951. May be photo #15?
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Delta Psi
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Delta Psi fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F25i01.) Dated 1957. Photo #17.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Kappa Sigma
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, with house at 368 Main St., Burlington, Vt. Dated 1951. Photo #8.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Kappa Sigma
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, with house at 368 Main St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F26i01.) Dated 1951. Photo #6.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Kappa Sigma
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, with house at 368 Main St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F26i01.) Dated 1957. Photo #7.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. This photo appears on p.135 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Dated 1957. Photo #4.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Several fraternities were photographed in the room seen here. Dated 1953. Photo #11.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F27i01.) The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Dated 1951. Photo #5.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F27i02.) The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Several fraternities were photographed in the room seen here. Dated 1953. Photo #10.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Phi Delta Theta
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, with house at 439 College St., Burlington, Vt. Dated 1951. Photo #13.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Phi Delta Theta
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, with house at 439 College St., Burlington, Vt. (same group as in mcalB19F28i01). This photo appears on p.136 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #12.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Phi Sigma Delta
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, with house at 360 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #24.
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